The Chen Family Mansion

Finally...

They arrived at the grand mansion of the Chen family.

The mansion was the largest building the group had seen while walking through the Chen Family Estate. It stood out even among the many large structures they had already come across.

The mansion's beauty was truly impressive!

Gasp~

Xiu Meixiang's big, green eyes sparkled like the sea under a starry night sky. She clasped her hands against her chest and gasped in amazement.

"Wow, it looks so beautiful!"

She was easily captivated by the mansion's beauty.

Not wanting to show her own admiration, Yu Lan tossed her hair back and clicked her tongue. "The halls in the sect are much bigger. This is average at best. Right, Elder Sister Yan?" She glanced at Su Yan.

To her surprise, Yu Lan saw her elder sister staring at the building with wide eyes. Though Su Yan's present expression was partly neutral, the rarity of her showing any kind of emotion made Yu Lan easily assume that she was amazed by the Chen Family Mansion.

"Tch!"

Yu Lan pouted with puffed cheeks and looked away.

"The one time you're supposed to be unexpressive, you disappoint me. Wonderful."

She clearly didn't like that they... or rather she wasn't getting much time with the young lord.

Chen Ruyi had been monopolizing his attention, leaving little to no chance for her to chat with him as they usually did whenever they walked around Ancient Script Mountain at sunset.

Even though it wasn't intended to be a romantic walk, it often felt that way for Yu Lan.

Looking up at the Chen Family Mansion, Liu Ming was meant to be smiling, but it was hard to do so with a loud, snoring cat sleeping and drooling on his shoulder. The sight made Liu Ming's eyebrows twitch as if he were on the verge of losing all control.

Haaaaahhh...

After a deep breath to calm his boiling anger, he gently tapped Sect Master Maomao, who woke up with a loud cough.

Cough! COUGH!!

"Huh?! Huh?! I'm awake!"

Maomao looked around as if he were on a battlefield, and searching for any potential threats.

Meanwhile, Liu Ming gave the cat a side-eye and said, "You slept the whole way here. Can you at least not drool all over my shoulder? I might just throw you off a cliff next time."

Barely listening, Maomao yawned and scratched his round belly.

Eeeeeee...

A small excited screech caught their attention.

"Hm?"

The two looked over at Chen Ruyi, who was grinning widely at Maomao with stars in her eyes. She stretched out her arms and made a clawing gesture, clearly eager to grab something.

"Can I... can I hold the cat?!"

She was so focused on the cute little cat that she forgot to ask politely and ladylike.

Maomao looked Chen Ruyi up and down and immediately started salivating.

Before him stood a breathtaking beauty. He'd be foolish not to accept such an enticing offer!

"LET ME AT HER!"

The cat leaped off Liu Ming's shoulder, reaching out for Chen Ruyi. But at the last second, Liu Ming grabbed him by the collar and tossed him back onto his shoulder like a bag.

Chen Ruyi's face had brightened up when she saw Maomao jumping toward her, but as Liu Ming caught the cat mid-air, her expression immediately fell. It was like watching a wrestler about to execute a finishing move, only to be countered and pinned at the last moment.

With her arms folded and a clearly displeased look on her face, she let out a cold harrumph.

"So, you're not going to let me hold him?"

Her cheeks started swelling up like sweet buns, and her brows were furrowed.

Chen Fan stood in the back, watching the scene and laughing awkwardly──he was just happy to be included.

"Err..." Liu Ming hesitated. "Just trust me about this cat."

He knew well how much of a pervert Maomao was.

Even though Chen Ruyi was a young lady and Maomao was significantly older, the cat wouldn't hesitate to shamelessly enjoy the softness of her pearlescent flesh.

In fact, Maomao had been Liu Changsheng's pet long before Liu Changsheng became the patriarch of the sect. By that logic, Maomao was old enough to be Chen Ruyi's grandfather.

Urrgh...

Merely thinking about it made Liu Ming cringe.

To distract himself, Liu Ming focused on the Chen Family Mansion and finally noticed the crest board on the second tier of the grand mansion. It featured the Chen family's heraldic symbol──a dual dragon emblem encircling a central taijitu. Below the symbol was the family motto.

Strength in love. Love in strength.

Liu Ming squinted at it, muttering each word under his breath, and then asked Chen Ruyi, "What does that mean?"

Chen Ruyi looked awkwardly to the side, cleared her throat, and replied, "Uh, you don't want to know."

"Hm?" Liu Ming tilted his head.

"Alright, let's go, brother!"

Chen Ruyi grabbed Liu Ming's hand and led him through the ornate large doors of the mansion.

Su Yan followed closely behind, trying not to stare at the way Chen Ruyi was holding the young patriarch's hand.

'Why does she keep attaching herself to my patriarch like that? Is that common for women in this area? The Chen family is originally from the Great World State, so do women there just casually hold hands with men? Doesn't that seem odd? It doesn't look like Young Master minds it. Should I be holding his hand more, or...'

Despite her efforts, her eyes kept returning to the handholding scene.

Not wanting to be left out, Xiu Meixiang hurried to Liu Ming's right side, squeezing herself between him and Su Yan. She wrapped her arms around his right arm and pressed her small figure against him.

"I wonder how beautiful the inside will be, Brother Ming!"

She looked up at him with a cute grin and giggled softly.

"Oh, I'm sure it'll be nice..." Liu Ming replied simply.

Yu Lan watched the group enter the mansion with a bitter expression. She clearly wasn't happy about how much attention her patriarch was getting.

"If this keeps up, Senior Brother won't have any time for me. Who else could he possibly want to talk to besides me?"

━ ◦ ❖ ◦ ━

When they entered the mansion, they were led into a room clearly meant for entertaining guests. A manservant pointed to the many sofas available for Liu Ming and his female companions.

"Please, have a seat," he said with respect.

The man clearly knew who Liu Ming really was.

Liu Ming sat down and enjoyed the softness of the sofa, and Yu Lan and Xiu Meixiang felt the same.

The materials used for these sofas were clearly more expensive than those back at the sect, which were already quite costly.

As expected, Su Yan remained composed. She sat with her legs crossed and a plain expression on her face that somehow made her look even more attractive.

At first, Liu Ming didn't notice it himself, but after seeing how the manservants stared at her, he realized they were completely captivated by her beauty!

In fact, they were all drawn to the beauty of all his female disciples.

It was as if these men had never seen a woman before. They were supposed to be trained servants who could behave properly around guests, but instead, they were starting to look like perverted grown men to him.

"Hrmm, sometimes I wonder where Grandfather found these ladies──they're all so beautiful..."

Liu Ming thought, letting out a tired chuckle.

Looking up, he saw that Chen Fan was already gone, and Chen Ruyi was talking with one of the manservants. From his attire, it looked like this manservant held a high rank among his peers──perhaps he was a head servant.

Following the end of her conversation, Chen Ruyi smiled at Liu Ming and waved goodbye. Since it didn't seem like she'd be gone long, Liu Ming didn't bother asking where she was headed──most likely, it was somewhere within this huge mansion.

"Young Lady Ruyi has gone to speak with the house head. Please wait a moment," the head servant said. He poured a green tea-like liquid into a high-class teacup and then returned to his duties.

Yu Lan was clearly displeased. "Hmph! To think they'd keep the young master waiting."

Surprised by her sudden outburst, Su Yan looked at the blonde-haired beauty and replied, "But it hasn't been that long."

"Well, it feels long!" Yu Lan snapped. She was clearly irritated by anything at this point.

...

After nearly ten minutes, four maids entered the room.

They looked quite different from the usual maids.

These women were very muscular but in an oddly sexy way. Two of the maids were so muscular that their large breasts resembled more masculine chests, while the other two were slender with a body shape like a potion bottle. They had prominent breasts and well-toned muscles, and although they were muscular, their pretty faces still shone through.

These were a variation of women Liu Ming had never seen before!

Beautiful, muscular women!

"Hmmm..."

Liu Ming squinted at the women.

The maid uniforms were quite revealing, showing off a lot of skin from their muscular thighs to their full, fleshy cleavage and even their defined abs.

They looked very appealing.

Almost like they were meant to be objectified rather than actually doing the cooking and cleaning.

Maomao watched them and couldn't help but drool.

"Mu-, muscular beauties~ hehe..."

The maids, who were pretty and muscular, smiled softly and blushed at the talking cat.

Even though Maomao was a cat, he started barking.

A weird grin appeared on Liu Ming's face.

It was clear that the head of the Chen family had some rather questionable tastes.

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